BRFSS 2007 - North Carolina: (Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week,<br> do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time such as<br> brisk walking, bicycling,vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that caus es small increases in breathing or heart rate?*)

2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity-MALES

Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week,
do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time such as
brisk walking, bicycling,vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that cause s small increases in breathing or heart rate?*

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	Total Respond.^	Yes	No
TOTAL	5,232	4,289	82.7	81.0-84.2	943	17.3	15.8-19.0
RACE
White	4,185	3,538	87.0	85.5-88.4	647	13.0	11.6-14.5
African American	652	488	79.3	75.0-83.0	164	20.7	17.0-25.0
Asian	38	34	89.5	71.3-96.7	4	10.5	3.3-28.7
Native American	89	63	74.6	62.4-83.8	26	25.4	16.2-37.6
Other Minorities	247	148	58.6	49.6-67.1	99	41.4	32.9-50.4
HISPANIC
Hispanic	240	146	60.3	51.5-68.5	94	39.7	31.5-48.5
-English Speaking	78	67	86.5	74.3-93.4	11	13.5	6.6-25.7
-Spanish Speaking	162	79	52.6	42.3-62.7	83	47.4	37.3-57.7
Non-Hispanic	4,974	4,128	85.0	83.5-86.4	846	15.0	13.6-16.5
AGE
18-24	200	162	81.2	72.9-87.4	38	18.8	12.6-27.1
25-34	465	394	84.8	80.0-88.6	71	15.2	11.4-20.0
35-44	843	712	84.1	80.7-87.0	131	15.9	13.0-19.3
45-54	1,104	918	82.9	80.0-85.5	186	17.1	14.5-20.0
55-64	1,158	968	83.9	81.0-86.5	190	16.1	13.5-19.0
65-74	907	719	79.7	76.3-82.7	188	20.3	17.3-23.7
75+	539	403	74.2	69.3-78.6	136	25.8	21.4-30.7
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S.	765	508	64.1	58.0-69.8	257	35.9	30.2-42.0
H.S. or G.E.D.	1,517	1,187	81.3	78.6-83.8	330	18.7	16.2-21.4
Some Post-H.S.	1,246	1,061	87.5	84.8-89.9	185	12.5	10.1-15.2
College Graduate	1,695	1,527	90.4	87.7-92.5	168	9.6	7.5-12.3
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000	398	277	73.2	66.6-78.9	121	26.8	21.1-33.4
$15,000- 24,999	807	584	75.3	70.6-79.5	223	24.7	20.5-29.4
$25,000- 34,999	591	469	78.9	73.6-83.4	122	21.1	16.6-26.4
$35,000- 49,999	805	664	84.1	80.4-87.2	141	15.9	12.8-19.6
$50,000-74,999	825	725	89.0	85.9-91.5	100	11.0	8.5-14.1
$75,000+	1,304	1,189	91.3	88.1-93.7	115	8.7	6.3-11.9
DISABILITY STATUS
Yes	1,853	1,359	74.3	70.9-77.5	494	25.7	22.5-29.1
No	3,222	2,806	86.4	84.5-88.2	416	13.6	11.8-15.5
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran	1,922	1,572	84.5	82.4-86.4	350	15.5	13.6-17.6
Non-Veteran	3,308	2,715	82.0	79.9-84.0	593	18.0	16.0-20.1

Total
Respond.^

Yes

C.I.(95%)

TOTAL

5,232

4,289

82.7

81.0-84.2

943

17.3

15.8-19.0

RACE

White

4,185

3,538

87.0

85.5-88.4

647

13.0

11.6-14.5

African American

652

488

79.3

75.0-83.0

164

20.7

17.0-25.0

Asian

89.5

71.3-96.7

10.5

3.3-28.7

Native American

74.6

62.4-83.8

25.4

16.2-37.6

Other Minorities

247

148

58.6

49.6-67.1

41.4

32.9-50.4

HISPANIC

Hispanic

240

146

60.3

51.5-68.5

39.7

31.5-48.5

-English Speaking

86.5

74.3-93.4

13.5

6.6-25.7

-Spanish Speaking

162

52.6

42.3-62.7

47.4

37.3-57.7

Non-Hispanic

4,974

4,128

85.0

83.5-86.4

846

15.0

13.6-16.5

AGE

18-24

200

162

81.2

72.9-87.4

18.8

12.6-27.1

25-34

465

394

84.8

80.0-88.6

15.2

11.4-20.0

35-44

843

712

84.1

80.7-87.0

131

15.9

13.0-19.3

45-54

1,104

918

82.9

80.0-85.5

186

17.1

14.5-20.0

55-64

1,158

968

83.9

81.0-86.5

190

16.1

13.5-19.0

65-74

907

719

79.7

76.3-82.7

188

20.3

17.3-23.7

75+

539

403

74.2

69.3-78.6

136

25.8

21.4-30.7

EDUCATION

Less Than H.S.

765

508

64.1

58.0-69.8

257

35.9

30.2-42.0

H.S. or G.E.D.

1,517

1,187

81.3

78.6-83.8

330

18.7

16.2-21.4

Some Post-H.S.

1,246

1,061

87.5

84.8-89.9

185

12.5

10.1-15.2

College Graduate

1,695

1,527

90.4

87.7-92.5

168

9.6

7.5-12.3

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

Less than $15,000

398

277

73.2

66.6-78.9

121

26.8

21.1-33.4

$15,000- 24,999

807

584

75.3

70.6-79.5

223

24.7

20.5-29.4

$25,000- 34,999

591

469

78.9

73.6-83.4

122

21.1

16.6-26.4

$35,000- 49,999

805

664

84.1

80.4-87.2

141

15.9

12.8-19.6

$50,000-74,999

825

725

89.0

85.9-91.5

100

11.0

8.5-14.1

$75,000+

1,304

1,189

91.3

88.1-93.7

115

8.7

6.3-11.9

DISABILITY STATUS

Yes

1,853

1,359

74.3

70.9-77.5

494

25.7

22.5-29.1

3,222

2,806

86.4

84.5-88.2

416

13.6

11.8-15.5

VETERAN STATUS

Veteran

1,922

1,572

84.5

82.4-86.4

350

15.5

13.6-17.6

Non-Veteran

3,308

2,715

82.0

79.9-84.0

593

18.0

16.0-20.1

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*If a respondent reported less than 10 mins activity/week for the next phy. activity quest., that respondent was counted in NO category

^Use caution in interpreting percentages with a numerator of less than 20. N = numerator, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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2007 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Physical Activity-MALES

Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week, do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time such as brisk walking, bicycling,vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that cause s small increases in breathing or heart rate?*

Now, thinking about the moderate physical activities you do when you are not working in a usual week,
do you do moderate activities for at least 10 minutes at a time such as
brisk walking, bicycling,vacuuming, gardening, or anything else that cause s small increases in breathing or heart rate?*